The horses/ zebras analogy is as an example of Bayesian logic, which is used in weighing probabilities when solving scientific problems....your vermicelli example however makes no sense because "unknown" is not a number and therefore a probability cannot be derived, but anyway I get your point and it's interesting, you're not arguing that the kid threatened the police, you're saying

Final observations about the shooter, gleaned from NBC.com:
In a 2006 post on Firing Line Forum, an online network for gun enthusiasts, Gelhaus wrote about the use of force against someone carrying a BB gun.
“It’s going to come down to YOUR ability to articulate to law enforcement and very likely the Court that you were in fear of death or serious bodily injury,” he wrote, according to

I don't know about racism, but cops certainly wage a war against teenagers....as soon as my boys grew over 5'6 they couldn't walk anywhere without getting the red eye from cops, and were constantly hassled on slight pretexts.....
so when you hear hoofbeats is it a horse or a zebra?
number of incidents of thirteen year olds using assault rifles = dozens (the zebras)
number of thirteen year

He got shot for being a dumb kid. Period.
Kids are dumb.
For example, I was taking my oldest son to the airport. Fifteen years old, good grades. He had loaded up the car before I got in. We park at the airport, he's carrying two carry-on bags. One contained his clothes, the other contained........his air-soft rifle. "You can't take that thing on an airplane!" "Oh." Kids ar

In jamaica there was a family
With much confusion as you will see.
There was a mama and a papa and a boy who was grown
Who wanted to be married, have wife of his own.
He found the young girl, who suiting him nice,
He went to his papa to ask his advice.
The papa said "son, i have to say no,
That girl is your sister, but your mama don't know."
Woh is me, shame in scandal in th

Went swimming at the Hendy bridge yesterday. Go down to the river from the bridge walk west about 1/4 mile, fording the knee deep water twice, til you come to a nice little island (actually now a peninsula), the river would be to your south and it narrows against the bank....water is overhead for about 30 yards,gentle current and very cool......no shade so bring your own, you can stop at the

Reel wasn't talking about Lee Perry. As usual he was talking about himself.
Translated:
"I am the kind of grudgeful pest who never misses an opportunity to slag off real writers like Dave Katz . I am the sort of creep who diverts any topic to self-important pronunciations. I am a mean, bitter, resentful little man whose talent is.......what exactly?"
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The 3 groups oopposed tend to be:
1) young people who have no health problems and who can't imagine being burdened by a chronic disease.
2) Rich people who can afford anything
3) People on Medicare
The 30 million of the very poor are already covered, this extends coverage to the next tier up, working people whose employers don't provide health care benefits, most of them middle-aged with

Jamal Rasaan Andrews, 30, of Redwood Valley, died Tuesday January 24th, when he was taken from the world in a senseless and violent act. Jamal was born to David and Lucy Andrews on October 12, 1981, in Willits, CA. He grew up in the mountains of Laytonville, a happy and adventurous child. In school, he enjoyed sports such as soccer, basketball, and baseball. As an adult, his passion for life incl